Monty 7-stringer build progress pics
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MFB
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Ah, double customs nice. It had the look of the Bill & Becky XL500 or whatever the name of it was that Dime used, but where this wasn't a metal guitar I knew it couldn't be that
You are correct though. Both pickups lookwise are designed after famous Lawerence pickups. Unfortunately there is no real 7-string support from Bill Lawrence. The guitar has been designed and built as a swiss army knife - to do all styles equally well - hence the blades in the bridge and the single in the neck
damigu
stay tuned
bill lawrence* actually designed them primarily with jazz/blues use in mind and they sound great in that capacity.
i can also get a pretty killer hard rock AC/DC sound from my 6 stringer with a vintage BL (i have an A900, predecessor to the L500 series dimebag used).
*yes, i know that's not the designer's real name, but most people wouldn't recognize his real name (and i'm too lazy to look it up for correct spelling--it's willi stitch, i think)
i can also get a pretty killer hard rock AC/DC sound from my 6 stringer with a vintage BL (i have an A900, predecessor to the L500 series dimebag used).
*yes, i know that's not the designer's real name, but most people wouldn't recognize his real name (and i'm too lazy to look it up for correct spelling--it's willi stitch, i think)
Erick Kroenen
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nice axe .. how much it cost ...??
Sure... I do not see why they would not work for jazz and blues.. In my experience everything generally works for everything as long as the player is up to it. I seriously considered William for building me pickups, but he never replied my msg tagged 7-string. Are we a minority of some sort
?I got a real good deal from Brian (that I cannot really disclose) for a chambered seven stringer with RMC Piezos. RMC was extra of course.
Still the price was much lowerer than many guitars that cannot touch its playability and quality. Many people here in Ontario share opinion that Brian is right up there with Manzer and other 10K+ league luthiers, but his prices are a just factor of the above due to his free willing and anti-marketting attitude, that makes him such a great artist.
hufschmid
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You are correct though. Both pickups lookwise are designed after famous Lawerence pickups. Unfortunately there is no real 7-string support from Bill Lawrence. The guitar has been designed and built as a swiss army knife - to do all styles equally well - hence the blades in the bridge and the single in the neck
I been using Bill Lawrence XL500 pickups on my first 50 guitars until i met Kent...
Great pickups
But like you say they dont build extended range pickups
Swiss army knife
Gorgeous guitar man
Many thanks! It is almoast too nice for heavy rock gigs - feels like a collectible archtop! And all Brian charges for them is just slightly over the tag of pro-level production instruments... sometimes even less actually!
Fred
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Beautiful guitar!
MaKo´s Tethan
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I love it. looks so classy and simple. but there is where beauty resides. congrats.
